The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party has expressed reservation over any possible take over of Peoples Democratic Party leader Mehbooba Mufti as the Chief Minister.
Sources said that the BJP unit in the state believes that Mehbooba Mufti has a pro-separatist image.
Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed had pushed for his daughter Mehbooba Mufti to takeover from him citing ill health. The BJP, however, is yet to take a final view on the matter.
Replying a question about media reports that he intended to hand over the reins to his daughter, Sayeed said, "She is mature enough to handle responsibilities. It is a democracy. She works more than I do in addressing problems of the people on the ground."
Answering another query about the open defiance of party leadership by two of PDP's Lok Sabha members and senior leaders Muzaffar Hussain Beigh and Tariq Hameed Karra, Sayeed said: "It is part of democracy. Which political party in the country does not have dissenting voices.
"They are our party's senior leaders and we will address the issue by talking to them," he said.
(With additional information from IANS)
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